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October 17, 1950

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Headlines from October 17, 1950

ALLIES PUSH ON PYONGYANG, LESS THAN 30 MILES AWAY; EXITS CLOSING ON THE ENEMY; DEFENSE AREA CUT First Cavalry Leads U.S. Troops Toward North Korean Capital REPUBLICANS GAIN IN EAST Reach to Within Three Miles of the Industrial Complex of Hamhung and Hungnam 24th Division Strikes to West Other Units Take Hoksan ALLIES CLOSING GAP TO PYONGYANG Enemy Battalions in Hills Fighting Describes as "Heavy" Moderate" Resistance Offered

By Lindesay Parrott Special To the New York Times

US 1st Cavalry advances 5 mi; takes Sohung; reptd 10 mi E of Sariwon; 24th Div takes Yonan, drives half-way to Haeju; SKs beyond Suan; take Koksan; reptdly enter Ungdam; push within 5 mi of Hamhung and Hungnam; reptdly advance through Yonpo; air force rept; resistance centers at Namchonjom; heavy at Suan; other SK forces push past Suan, within 35 mi of Pyongyang; NK POWs indicate NKs use new recruits; SKs reptdly drive along E coast to Chigyong; other forces clear Yonghung; Jap-based US planes delayed by weather

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Notable Births

Philippe Barbarin

1950Philippe Barbarin, French cardinal[†]

Philippe Xavier Christian Ignace Marie Barbarin is a French Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Lyon from 2002 to 2020. He was made a cardinal in 2003. He was convicted in 2019 of failing to report alleged sex abuse by a priest and was given a suspended six-month prison sentence. The same year, Barbarin turned the archdiocese over to an administrator while he appealed his case. His conviction was overturned in 2020 but Pope Francis accepted his resignation just over a month later.

Sandra Reemer

1950Sandra Reemer, Indo-Dutch singer (died 2017)[†]

Barbara Alexandra "Sandra" Reemer was an Indo-Dutch singer and television presenter. She represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest on three occasions, tying with Corry Brokken for most appearances representing the country.

Howard Rollins

1950Howard Rollins, American actor (died 1996)[†]

Howard Ellsworth Rollins Jr. was an American stage, film, and television actor. He was best known for his role as Andrew Young in 1978's King, George Haley in the 1979 miniseries Roots: The Next Generations, Coalhouse Walker Jr. in the 1981 film Ragtime, Captain Davenport in the 1984 film A Soldier's Story, and as Virgil Tibbs on the NBC/CBS television crime drama In the Heat of the Night (1988–1994).

Historical Context for October 17, 1950

In 1950, the world population was approximately 2,499,322,157 people[†]